Appeal 2006-3059
Application 10/293,725
Appellants invented a mounting plate to which articles are secured by
threaded fasteners, the mounting plate having improved impact load
resistance properties (Specification [0001]). Claim 1, which is
representative of the claimed invention, reads as follows:
1. Mounting apparatus for supportively mounting
parts that includes:
a mounting plate having a flat top surface
and a bottom surface and at least one hole passing
through said plate;
a threaded fastener to be threadably received
in said hole;
an endless depression formed in said plate
that surrounds said hole, said depression
protruding upwardly from the top surface of the
plate; and
said depression having a size and a shape
such that the magnitude of stresses resulting from
impact loads about the at least one hole are
reduced to a level below the yield strength of the
plate
wherein said plate is fabricated of sheet
metal and the threaded fastener is a self tapping or
thread forming screw that forms a thread in said
hole upon entry therein.
Appellants seek review of the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-3, 6,
and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Hasan (US
5,908,278, issued June 1, 1999). Appellants also seek review of the
Examiner’s objection to the drawings and Specification. The issue of
compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.121(d) relates to a petitionable matter and not
to an appealable matter. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
(MPEP) §§ 1002, 1002.02(c), and 1201. Accordingly, we will not review
the first issue raised by Appellants on page 2 of the Appeal Brief.
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